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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/2/2021 7:50 AM, mayqel qunen'oS
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">But
what I've just wondered is this: Why can't we express the "I prefer to
learn Klingon instead of Vulcan" by just placing a {'e' vImaS} after
the {'e' qa'}? I mean like this:
{tlhIngan Hol vIghoj; vulqangan Hol vIghoj 'e' qa' 'e' vImaS}
Granted, stringing together two {'e'}s in a row isn't perhaps the best
thing to do, but that aside, doesn't the sentence above mean too "I
prefer to learn Klingon instead of Vulcan"?</pre>
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<p>Maybe? In English, <i>instead of</i> is an adverbial phrase, but
in Klingon <b>'e' qa'</b> is a complete sentence. The thing that
is replacing something is a separate complete sentence. When you
yet another complete sentence, <b>'e' vImaS,</b> which refers
back to <b>'e' qa',</b> are you saying you prefer that it replace
something? Are you saying you prefer the replacement instead of
the original? Is there any significant difference between these?</p>
<p>Your proposed sentence has four independent clauses in it. Are
you sure <b>'e' vImaS</b> is referring to the correct clause?</p>
<p>It's <i>probably</i> okay, but it's a mess. You'd need a native
speaker to confirm or deny to get a better answer.<br>
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